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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,National Waterways Museum South Pier Road,Ellesmere Port,Cheshire,England,UK,CH65 4FW,CH65,stamp,paid,sales,order,purchase,simple,system,Cohen & Wilks,Ltd,Cohen,Wilks,old,invoices,paper,office,receipt,forms,filed,filing,ordered,history,historic,offices,invoice,bulldog,clip,clipped,Cohem,pre digital office,paper process workflow
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K30810 - Collection of old receipts, invoices and business documents associated with Cohen & Wilks Ltd of Manchester is displayed on a wooden clipboard. The paperwork provides a visual example of the manual, paper-based administrative systems once used routinely by commercial organisations before computers, electronic document management and automated finance software became standard.
The most prominent document is a large printed invoice headed Cohen & Wilks Ltd, with Manchester shown beneath the company name. It is layered above other sheets carrying handwritten entries, printed account details, stamps and marks created during processing. The papers have aged to different shades of cream, yellow and pale brown, while folded edges, fading and surface wear reflect repeated handling and long-term storage.
A smaller receipt attached towards the centre includes handwriting, printed company information and an embossed or printed revenue stamp. Other correspondence is partially visible behind the main invoice, suggesting the way related documents might once have been grouped together to support a transaction, payment, delivery or account entry. The clipboard and metal fastening provide a simple physical method of keeping the papers together while they moved between employees or departments.
Before digital accounting systems, invoices and receipts commonly passed through several manual stages. Documents could be received through the post, date stamped, checked against orders, coded to an account, authorised for payment, entered into ledgers and then filed for audit or future reference. Each stage depended upon staff handwriting, physical signatures, filing cabinets and the reliable movement of paper between desks.
The photograph is suitable for illustrating traditional bookkeeping, historic business administration, accounts payable processes, office bureaucracy, paper records, document storage and the transition from manual working practices to digital systems. It may also sup
National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Russia,Yuri Gagarin,Space,program,Moscow,Rouble,Russian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15NY2 - . An on-location photograph from Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 in 2015, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. At the centre of the view is 4 Kon Kopek Mockba 1966 CCCP USSR space stamps. Another layer of the photograph includes community identity, philatelic collecting, local story.htm Target=_Blank>history, paper communication, place identity, historical comparison, postal ephemera, postal graphic design, commemorative issue, local character, everyday life, public realm, postal artefact, and documentary photography. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with national identity, collecting and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. Small period details of public access and movement at Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 may become more significant with time, particularly following redevelopment. A second descriptive layer includes philatelic material, social history, stamp design, regional identity, visual archive, contemporary social history, archival record, and collectable stamp. Elements such as Kopek, space, stamps, and Mockba add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects national identity and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs within the specific setting of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012. Its period value extends to postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012. It also preserves period character as part of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012's history.
Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romania,Popescu,birds,brown,Romanian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15NYT - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2015 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The subject captured here is 1991 Posta Calidris Alpina bird Egret Aurel Popescu brown Stamp. The frame also records themes of postal history, visual archive, postal graphic design, social history, documentary photography, public realm, stamp design, regional identity, paper communication, changing land use, postal ephemera, philatelic collecting, everyday life, and archival record. The modern context includes continuing discussion of mail history, collecting and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after later reinterpretation. The location also brings in philatelic material, period detail, before-and-after reference, local character, collectable stamp, local history, historical comparison, and contemporary social history. The recorded references to Popescu, Calidris, Alpina, Stamp, and Egret preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to mail history and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of declining letter volumes and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the real-world context of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is national identity and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the specific setting of the recorded location.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romania,Aurel,Popescu,Romanian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15P12 - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2015 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The principal subject is 1991 Posta Romana Limosa Limosa bird Egret Aurel Popescu Stamp. The frame also records themes of changing streetscape, historical comparison, postal artefact, visual archive, local history, local character, paper communication, community identity, philatelic material, place identity, everyday life, postal ephemera, postal history, and before-and-after reference. The modern context includes continuing discussion of commemoration, postal services and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. Further associations within the scene are period detail, regional identity, commemorative issue, postal graphic design, stamp design, documentary photography, philatelic collecting, and public realm. The combination of Egret, Aurel, Popescu, Stamp, and Limosa anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. This individual view of the recorded location gives the general theme a clear period reference. The image also provides a reference for commemoration and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the real-world context of the recorded location. Another useful connection is declining letter volumes and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the specific setting of the recorded location. The scene further reflects postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark for future local research.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romainia,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15P1X - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2015, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The photograph centres on 1994 Posta Romana tree 70L Larix Decidua Mill pine Stamp. The wider scene also brings together social history, historical comparison, local history, postal ephemera, philatelic material, collectable stamp, public realm, postal artefact, postal graphic design, period detail, community identity, contemporary social history, paper communication, and visual archive. The wider contemporary story combines commemoration, postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains local activity and public use, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside archival record, local character, commemorative issue, changing land use, stamp design, regional identity, postal history, and everyday life. The combination of Romana, Decidua, Larix, Posta, and Stamp anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The photograph from the recorded location links the broader issue back to a specific real place. Another strand within the photograph is commemoration and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the real-world context of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate graphic design and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the specific setting of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for national identity and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Image F15P1X also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romania,Pine,Romanian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,retro,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15P9R - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2015 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The location is represented through 1994 Posta Romana tree 940L Fraxinus Excelsior L pine Stamp. The image also relates to community identity, documentary photography, stamp design, social history, postal ephemera, postal graphic design, local character, philatelic collecting, everyday life, before-and-after reference, collectable stamp, regional identity, paper communication, and changing streetscape. Today's relevance is strengthened by collecting, digital communication and the continuing question of how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. For later comparison, the photograph preserves lettering, decoration and surface detail at the recorded location, details that may look very different after new construction. The subject also sits alongside commemorative issue, visual archive, contemporary social history, local history, philatelic material, archival record, historical comparison, and postal artefact. The combination of Posta, Excelsior, Stamp, Fraxinus, and Romana anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The example at the recorded location adds local texture to the wider historical context. The setting also helps illustrate collecting and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for mail history and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. Another useful connection is mail history and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the real-world context of the recorded location. Image F15P9R also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romania,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PAP - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2015 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The photograph centres on 1994 Posta Romana tree 1440L Picea Abies L pine Stamp. The broader subject matter reaches into regional identity, documentary photography, postal ephemera, place identity, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, local character, collectable stamp, philatelic collecting, everyday life, paper communication, changing streetscape, period detail, and social history. Today's relevance is strengthened by collecting, graphic design and the continuing question of the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. Small period details of signage and branding at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. A second descriptive layer includes stamp design, public realm, philatelic material, postal history, postal graphic design, historical comparison, community identity, and changing land use. The recorded references to Stamp, Abies, Picea, 1440L, and Romana preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The dated record from the recorded location makes the broader context more tangible. A further contemporary connection is collecting and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the real-world context of the recorded location. The wider significance includes mail history and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the specific setting of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is mail history and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Image F15PAP also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PBW - . An identifiable period record of Asa Sul CLS 113 Bloco D Loja 35/36 - Asa Sul, BrasÃÂlia - DF, 70376-540, Brazil in 2015, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Brazil 50 Joauuim Murtinno Correio purple stamp. The setting additionally reflects historical comparison, local history, collectable stamp, philatelic material, community identity, stamp design, social history, philatelic collecting, regional identity, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, archival record, changing land use, and local character. Today's relevance is strengthened by national identity, postal services and the continuing question of the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around Asa Sul CLS 113 Bloco D Loja 35/36 - Asa Sul, BrasÃÂlia - DF, 70376-540, Brazil before new ownership alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes public realm, postal ephemera, place identity, postal history, visual archive, postal artefact, contemporary social history, and commemorative issue. The combination of Brazil, stamp, purple, Murtinno, and Joauuim anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Asa Sul CLS 113 Bloco D Loja 35/36 - Asa Sul, BrasÃÂlia - DF, 70376-540, Brazil, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image also provides a reference for national identity and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material when considered against later change at Asa Sul CLS 113 Bloco D Loja 35/36 - Asa Sul, BrasÃÂlia - DF, 70376-540, Brazil. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of Asa Sul CLS 113 Bloco D Loja 35/36 - Asa Sul, BrasÃÂlia - DF, 70376-540, Brazil.
Asa Sul CLS 113 Bloco D Loja 35/36 - Asa Sul, BrasÃlia - DF, 70376-540, Brazil
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Russia,green blue 3k 3Kon USSR Soviet,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PCF - . This authentic period view of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The main point of reference is CCCP 4Kon 4K 1988 noyta Kremlin ship war warship green blue 3k 3Kon USSR Soviet stamps. The frame also records themes of postal history, collectable stamp, postal graphic design, philatelic collecting, local history, stamp design, postal artefact, social history, visual archive, documentary photography, postal ephemera, local character, philatelic material, and community identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, postal services and collecting are closely linked to this subject, alongside the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. Further associations within the scene are changing streetscape, contemporary social history, paper communication, changing land use, before-and-after reference, everyday life, archival record, and commemorative issue. Details involving warship, stamps, Kremlin, noyta, and Soviet make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs within the specific setting of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012. Another strand within the photograph is commemoration and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects as part of the longer story of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012.
Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Russia,hammer sickle USSR Soviet,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PCM - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2015, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The location is represented through CCCP 10Kon 1966 soldier army olive colour color hammer sickle USSR Soviet stamp. The broader subject matter reaches into historical comparison, postal graphic design, changing land use, documentary photography, collectable stamp, changing streetscape, postal artefact, community identity, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, postal history, philatelic collecting, archival record, period detail, and postal ephemera. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commemoration, mail history and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at the recorded location, details that may look very different after refurbishment. The surrounding story also includes local character, visual archive, contemporary social history, everyday life, local history, commemorative issue, philatelic material, and paper communication. Details involving colour, hammer, stamp, color, and 10Kon make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. In this frame, the recorded location turns the broader subject into a place-specific record. The wider significance includes commemoration and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the specific setting of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is commemoration and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material as part of the longer story of the recorded location. It also preserves a trace of local identity as part of the recorded location's history. Image F15PCM also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Czechoslovakia,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,slovenskej postovej Znamky 18.12.1991 2KCs,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PMP - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2015, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is Ceskoslovensko Martin Benka 1888 1971 den cesko slovenskej postovej Znamky 18.12.1991 2KCs stamp. The broader subject matter reaches into historical comparison, local story.htm Target=_Blank>history, community identity, philatelic material, period detail, philatelic collecting, local character, regional identity, commemorative issue, changing streetscape, public realm, place identity, visual archive, and before-and-after reference. The wider contemporary story combines digital communication, mail history and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. The location also brings in changing land use, archival record, postal history, everyday life, collectable stamp, contemporary social history, social history, and postal artefact. References to postovej, stamp, Znamky, Martin, and Ceskoslovensko give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The example at the recorded location adds local texture to the wider historical context. The wider significance includes digital communication and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is graphic design and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects when considered against later change at the recorded location. The image fixes part of the area's social history for future local research. It also preserves details of everyday use before later change alters the scene. Image F15PMP also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Czechoslovak,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PN8 - . An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2015, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The subject captured here is Ceskoslovensko 50h 1968 j.chudqmel b.kousa Telc stamp. Another layer of the photograph includes collectable stamp, visual archive, contemporary social history, place identity, archival record, commemorative issue, paper communication, stamp design, local history, postal artefact, changing land use, philatelic collecting, philatelic material, and local character. For current editorial use, national identity and collecting provide additional context, especially through the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. Small period details of equipment and working practice at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. A second descriptive layer includes changing streetscape, everyday life, community identity, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, regional identity, postal history, and postal graphic design. The combination of Ceskoslovensko, kousa, stamp, and chudqmel anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The wider significance includes national identity and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs within the specific setting of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is commemoration and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate graphic design and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,mail,hobby,mark,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,building,buildings,tower,Rostock,Warnemunde,Rostock-Warnemunde,80,Gotonysmith,mail,hobby,mark,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PR3 - . Made at the recorded location in 2015, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR Rostock-Warnemunde 80 Stamp. The frame also records themes of community identity, historical comparison, changing land use, philatelic collecting, changing streetscape, postal ephemera, commemorative issue, local character, stamp design, archival record, before-and-after reference, social history, philatelic material, and public realm. The wider contemporary story combines graphic design, collecting and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after redevelopment. The subject also sits alongside collectable stamp, everyday life, paper communication, postal history, postal graphic design, contemporary social history, documentary photography, and visual archive. Elements such as Stamp, Deutsche, Demokratische, Republik, and Rostock-Warnemunde add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The setting at the recorded location adds a precise local dimension to the wider subject. The wider significance includes graphic design and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is collecting and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. The image fixes details of everyday use within the wider story of the recorded location. Image F15PR3 also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PRG - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is Deutsche Bundespost 20 red stamp - Theodor Heuss 1959. The surrounding context encompasses place identity, everyday life, documentary photography, philatelic material, period detail, postal ephemera, postal graphic design, changing land use, local character, commemorative issue, collectable stamp, contemporary social history, postal artefact, and changing streetscape. For current editorial use, postal services and graphic design provide additional context, especially through the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. Small period details of building condition and alterations at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following replacement signage. The surrounding story also includes public realm, paper communication, stamp design, before-and-after reference, community identity, local history, postal history, and archival record. Elements such as Bundespost, Theodor, stamp, Heuss, and Deutsche add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is postal services and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material when considered against later change at the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate graphic design and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The record includes period character before later change alters the scene. The frame retains a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,Korean,North,Communist,North Korea,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PYA - . A grounded documentary photograph made at North Korea, Pyongyang, ì²Â릞거리 in 2015, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The frame specifically shows DPR Korea 1990 Hexagrammos otakii fish weed brown stamp. Further facets of the scene include postal history, postal ephemera, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, philatelic collecting, historical comparison, stamp design, postal artefact, local character, community identity, visual archive, public realm, place identity, and regional identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by mail history, commemoration and the continuing question of how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. Future viewers can use this scene from North Korea, Pyongyang, ì²Â릞거리 to compare landscape treatment and surrounding development with whatever follows after replacement signage. Other useful contextual ideas include changing streetscape, everyday life, paper communication, social history, postal graphic design, commemorative issue, period detail, and contemporary social history. Elements such as brown, otakii, stamp, Korea, and Hexagrammos add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at North Korea, Pyongyang, ì²Â릞거리 matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The scene further reflects mail history and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the real-world context of North Korea, Pyongyang, ì²Â릞거리. Its period value extends to mail history and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the specific setting of North Korea, Pyongyang, ì²Â릞거리. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark for future local research.
North Korea, Pyongyang, ì²ë…„거리
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,Korean,North,Communist,North Korea,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PYF - . A grounded documentary photograph made at North Korea, Pyongyang, ì²Â릞거리 in 2015, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The location is represented through Numenius Phaeopus Bird DPR Korea 40 Numenius stamp. The frame also records themes of before-and-after reference, stamp design, community identity, contemporary social history, period detail, local history, postal ephemera, collectable stamp, public realm, documentary photography, local character, postal history, historical comparison, and philatelic collecting. Current relevance extends to postal services and graphic design, particularly through how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. The image fixes public access and movement within North Korea, Pyongyang, ì²Â릞거리 at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. The subject also sits alongside place identity, visual archive, philatelic material, archival record, commemorative issue, changing land use, paper communication, and regional identity. Details involving stamp, Phaeopus, Korea, and Numenius make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at North Korea, Pyongyang, ì²Â릞거리 matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is postal services and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects as part of the longer story of North Korea, Pyongyang, ì²Â릞거리. The scene further reflects digital communication and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material when considered against later change at North Korea, Pyongyang, ì²Â릞거리. The frame retains a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
North Korea, Pyongyang, ì²ë…„거리
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Hungary,Hungarian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PYM - . An identifiable period record of Budapest, Hungary in 2015, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is Magyar Posta 30 Filler Pink Red Stamp, Hungary. The wider scene also brings together changing streetscape, community identity, stamp design, public realm, historical comparison, postal artefact, place identity, local history, philatelic material, social history, changing land use, period detail, postal graphic design, and contemporary social history. The wider contemporary story combines commemoration, postal services and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at Budapest, Hungary, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. The photograph additionally reflects postal history, paper communication, postal ephemera, archival record, collectable stamp, local character, visual archive, and before-and-after reference. References to Hungary, Posta, Magyar, Stamp, and Filler give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Budapest, Hungary, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of commemoration and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the real-world context of Budapest, Hungary. A further contemporary connection is national identity and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the specific setting of Budapest, Hungary. The wider significance includes mail history and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material as part of the longer story of Budapest, Hungary.
Budapest, Hungary
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Hungary,feulode set,Hungarian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15R00 - . This authentic period view of Budapest, Hungary in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is Magyar Posta 60f Eves Terv Biztositja a falu feulode set Stamp, Hungary - Peter Magyar Budapest. The subject also carries associations with before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, postal history, postal graphic design, historical comparison, collectable stamp, documentary photography, philatelic material, changing land use, postal ephemera, stamp design, local history, philatelic collecting, and community identity. For current editorial use, collecting and graphic design provide additional context, especially through the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. For later comparison, the photograph preserves lettering, decoration and surface detail at Budapest, Hungary, details that may look very different after replacement signage. Further associations within the scene are public realm, everyday life, archival record, regional identity, place identity, postal artefact, commemorative issue, and paper communication. Details involving Magyar, Posta, Biztositja, Hungary, and Stamp make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Budapest, Hungary helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to collecting and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication in a form that can be compared with future views of Budapest, Hungary. The location additionally provides evidence of digital communication and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the real-world context of Budapest, Hungary. The record includes details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
Budapest, Hungary
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Hungary,Kossuth Flag Molnar Laszlo,Hungarian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,canceled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15R09 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Budapest, Hungary in 2015, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The location is represented through Magyar Posta 1848 1948 1848-1948 40f purple lilac Kossuth Flag Molnar Laszlo stamp, Hungary - Peter Magyar - Péter Magyar. Further facets of the scene include postal graphic design, everyday life, philatelic collecting, social history, place identity, documentary photography, visual archive, public realm, local character, community identity, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, postal history, and paper communication. The wider contemporary story combines mail history, graphic design and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Budapest, Hungary before later reinterpretation alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are period detail, philatelic material, postal ephemera, local history, regional identity, collectable stamp, archival record, and historical comparison. References to Molnar, purple, Peter, Kossuth, and Hungary give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of Budapest, Hungary may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate mail history and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs in a form that can be compared with future views of Budapest, Hungary. The image also provides a reference for digital communication and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the real-world context of Budapest, Hungary. The image fixes part of the area's social history for future local research.
Budapest, Hungary
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Hungary,Festetics,kastely,Festetics-kastely,1988,Hungarian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15R1K - . Photographed at Budapest, Hungary in 2015, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The image documents Magyar Posta vertel Jozsee 10Ft Keszthely Festetics-kastely 1988 Stamp, Hungary - Peter Magyar - Péter Magyar. The setting additionally reflects public realm, everyday life, collectable stamp, postal history, period detail, stamp design, changing streetscape, social history, changing land use, historical comparison, philatelic material, local history, community identity, and local character. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commemoration, mail history and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around Budapest, Hungary before different community use alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with philatelic collecting, place identity, documentary photography, postal artefact, commemorative issue, before-and-after reference, postal graphic design, and regional identity. The combination of Jozsee, Hungary, vertel, Peter, and Stamp anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Budapest, Hungary helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is commemoration and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the real-world context of Budapest, Hungary. The scene further reflects mail history and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the specific setting of Budapest, Hungary. Its period value extends to declining letter volumes and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication as part of the longer story of Budapest, Hungary.
Budapest, Hungary
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Hungary,Hungarian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15R1W - . Recorded at Budapest, Hungary in 2015, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The subject captured here is Magyar UjPesti Allami 20f Budapest postmark Stamp, Hungary - Peter Magyar Budapest. The image also relates to local character, contemporary social history, postal ephemera, period detail, everyday life, visual archive, stamp design, public realm, social history, postal graphic design, postal history, changing streetscape, philatelic material, and collectable stamp. Current relevance extends to graphic design and digital communication, particularly through the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around Budapest, Hungary before later reinterpretation alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects local history, commemorative issue, community identity, changing land use, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, place identity, and archival record. The combination of Hungary, Budapest, Magyar, Allami, and postmark anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Budapest, Hungary, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of graphic design and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication when considered against later change at Budapest, Hungary. A further contemporary connection is commemoration and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication without losing the local specificity of Budapest, Hungary. The wider significance includes collecting and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material in a form that can be compared with future views of Budapest, Hungary.
Budapest, Hungary
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,DDR,Brown,German,Democratic,Republic,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15R23 - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2015, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Millstatt 1s Republik Osterreich 1970 O.Zeiller Brown Stamp. The wider scene also brings together postal graphic design, commemorative issue, contemporary social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, social history, local history, local character, philatelic material, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, place identity, documentary photography, historical comparison, postal ephemera, and postal history. For current editorial use, postal services and collecting provide additional context, especially through the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes paper communication, postal artefact, collectable stamp, period detail, everyday life, philatelic collecting, changing land use, and visual archive. Elements such as Brown, Osterreich, Stamp, Millstatt, and Republik add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The dated record from the recorded location makes the broader context more tangible. The image also provides a reference for postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. Another useful connection is mail history and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The record includes evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference. Image F15R23 also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Keywords: star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,stamp,Used,and,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romania,Romanian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15REN - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2015, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The defining feature is Posta Romana 3-50 Mergus Serrator bird stamp. The locality and subject together evoke postal artefact, documentary photography, philatelic material, local character, visual archive, archival record, before-and-after reference, place identity, everyday life, commemorative issue, social history, philatelic collecting, collectable stamp, and postal history. From a 2025-onward perspective, commemoration and mail history are closely linked to this subject, alongside the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around the recorded location before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are paper communication, community identity, stamp design, changing land use, historical comparison, public realm, changing streetscape, and postal graphic design. References to Serrator, Posta, stamp, Romana, and Mergus give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate commemoration and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for digital communication and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The view records a trace of local identity as part of the recorded location's history.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romania,Romanian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RF3 - . This scene at the recorded location in 2015 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The image documents Posta Romana 15L Abies Alda Mill tree stamp. Another layer of the photograph includes philatelic material, postal ephemera, documentary photography, postal artefact, period detail, collectable stamp, philatelic collecting, paper communication, changing streetscape, everyday life, archival record, local character, regional identity, and postal graphic design. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with collecting, graphic design and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The surrounding story also includes local history, postal history, before-and-after reference, changing land use, place identity, commemorative issue, visual archive, and historical comparison. The recorded references to Romana, stamp, Posta, and Abies preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The photograph from the recorded location links the broader issue back to a specific real place. Another useful connection is collecting and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the specific setting of the recorded location. The scene further reflects mail history and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Its period value extends to declining letter volumes and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. Image F15RF3 also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,worldcup,francais,philately,player,team,ball,boot,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,deportes world Cup worldcup sport stamp,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RGC - . Postes Lao Laos 100K France 1998 98 football deportes world Cup worldcup sport stamp. Photographed on 26 July 2015. France98, France football in 1998 stamps from Laos, 1997. Looking at the subject's development, sports venues and objects often carry strong associations with particular eras, clubs and events
Changes in branding, safety standards, broadcasting and stadium design mean relatively recent images can acquire historical value rapidly. As background, printed and graphic ephemera are highly effective dating evidence
Tickets, labels, cards, stamps, posters and logos combine wording, typography, colour and branding in forms that are often discarded after use, so surviving examples can become valuable records of popular culture and commerce. For the 2026 context, professional sport is increasingly shaped by digital broadcasting, data, sponsorship and sophisticated venues, while heritage grounds and physical memorabilia retain strong emotional appeal for supporters. Against the 2026 backdrop, digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore provide valuable material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. The wider historical story is that sporting images document not only competition but venues, equipment, supporters and the commercial culture surrounding games
Stadiums, tickets and memorabilia can quickly become historical as clubs rebuild grounds, sponsors change and technology alters the spectator experience. Historically, sport is closely tied to local identity and popular culture
Grounds, trophies, simulators and match-day material show how professional and recreational sport are experienced away from the action itself, while preserving details that may later disappear. Closely associated editorial terms include fan culture, sporting heritage, match day, trophy, sporting culture, club history, sports memorabilia, and graphic design.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,worldcup,francais,philately,player,team,ball,boot,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,deportes,world,Cup,worldcup,sport,Stamp,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RGR - . Postes Lao Laos 200K France 1998 98 football deportes world Cup worldcup sport Stamp. Photographed on 26 July 2015. France98, France football in 1998 stamps from Laos, 1997. From a heritage perspective, sport is closely tied to local identity and popular culture
Grounds, trophies, simulators and match-day material show how professional and recreational sport are experienced away from the action itself, while preserving details that may later disappear. In the longer view, ephemeral design is especially useful to social historians because it was created for immediate use rather than posterity
A ticket, label or novelty card can reveal contemporary humour, branding, consumer habits and printing style in a compact object. As of 2026, sport combines global media reach with intense local identity
Older grounds, tickets and equipment therefore work well for stories about fan culture, commercialisation, sporting heritage and the changing match-day experience. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions. As background, sports venues and objects often carry strong associations with particular eras, clubs and events
Changes in branding, safety standards, broadcasting and stadium design mean relatively recent photographs can acquire historical value rapidly. The wider historical story is that sporting images document not only competition but venues, equipment, supporters and the commercial culture surrounding games
Stadiums, tickets and memorabilia can quickly become historical as clubs rebuild grounds, sponsors change and technology alters the spectator experience. Other closely matched search terms include match day, professional sport, trophy, sporting culture, and club history.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,worldcup,francais,philately,player,team,ball,boot,deportes world Cup worldcup sport Stamp,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RMT - . Postes Lao Laos 250K France 1998 98 football deportes world Cup worldcup sport Stamp. Photographed on 26 July 2015. France98, France football in 1998 stamps from Laos, 1997. In historical terms, sporting images document not only competition but venues, equipment, supporters and the commercial culture surrounding games
Stadiums, tickets and memorabilia can quickly become historical as clubs rebuild grounds, sponsors evolution and technology alters the spectator experience. The historical context is that graphic design turns practical information into a visual object
Typefaces, colour, layout and printing methods can identify a period or brand, while small items such as tickets and cards preserve events, prices and messages that may exist nowhere else in physical form. During 2026, professional sport is increasingly shaped by digital broadcasting, data, sponsorship and sophisticated venues, while heritage grounds and physical memorabilia retain strong emotional appeal for supporters. The subject remains topical in 2026 because digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore offer useful material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. In the longer view, sport is closely tied to local identity and popular culture
Grounds, trophies, simulators and match-day material show how professional and recreational sport are experienced away from the action itself, while preserving details that may later disappear. As background, sports venues and objects often carry strong associations with particular eras, clubs and events
Changes in branding, safety standards, broadcasting and stadium design mean relatively recent photographs can acquire historical value rapidly. Relevant long-tail terms include fan culture, sporting heritage, match day, trophy, sporting culture, club history, sports memorabilia, typography, printed ephemera, and poster.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,cup,worldcup,francais,philately,player,team,ball,boot,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RNA - . Postes Lao Laos 700K France 1998 98 football deportes world Cup worldcup sport stamp. Photographed on 26 July 2015. France98, France football in 1998 stamps from Laos, 1997. Historically, sports venues and objects often carry strong associations with particular eras, clubs and events
Changes in branding, safety standards, broadcasting and stadium design mean relatively recent images can acquire historical value rapidly. Looking at the subject's development, printed and graphic ephemera are highly effective dating evidence
Tickets, labels, cards, stamps, posters and logos combine wording, typography, colour and branding in forms that are often discarded after use, so surviving examples can become valuable records of popular culture and commerce. In 2026, sport combines global media reach with intense local identity
Older grounds, tickets and equipment therefore work well for stories about fan culture, commercialisation, sporting heritage and the changing match-day experience. For the 2026 context, much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions. The historical context is that sporting images document not only competition but venues, equipment, supporters and the commercial culture surrounding games
Stadiums, tickets and memorabilia can quickly become historical as clubs rebuild grounds, sponsors change and technology alters the spectator experience. In the longer view, sport is closely tied to local identity and popular culture
Grounds, trophies, simulators and match-day material show how professional and recreational sport are experienced away from the action itself, while preserving details that may later disappear. Other strongly related concepts include match day, professional sport, trophy, sporting culture, and club history.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,stamp,Used,and,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romania,Romainian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RNN - . An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2015, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The defining feature is Quercus Robur L 60L posta romana 1994 stamp. The wider scene also brings together place identity, regional identity, changing land use, local character, postal ephemera, contemporary social history, documentary photography, public realm, community identity, postal history, stamp design, postal graphic design, historical comparison, and everyday life. For current editorial use, graphic design and collecting provide additional context, especially through the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at the recorded location, details that may look very different after refurbishment. The surrounding story also includes before-and-after reference, postal artefact, philatelic material, commemorative issue, local history, philatelic collecting, archival record, and changing streetscape. References to Robur, romana, posta, Quercus, and stamp give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The wider significance includes graphic design and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs within the real-world context of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is postal services and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the specific setting of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Romainian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RR4 - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is RP Romina 1leu Posta red stamp. The locality and subject together evoke regional identity, visual archive, social history, philatelic collecting, collectable stamp, local history, contemporary social history, philatelic material, paper communication, place identity, changing land use, postal ephemera, public realm, and historical comparison. For current editorial use, commemoration and digital communication provide additional context, especially through the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The surrounding story also includes documentary photography, postal history, community identity, local character, archival record, before-and-after reference, period detail, and postal artefact. Elements such as stamp, Romina, and Posta add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The particular scene at the recorded location gives that point a stronger documentary anchor. The setting also helps illustrate commemoration and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for collecting and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another useful connection is declining letter volumes and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: Australia,Big Greasy,Big Greasy Butterfly,Butterflies,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR4WK - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR4WM - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
The Australian magpie (Cracticus tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. A member of the Artamidae.
Australia
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The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Canberra , ACT, Australia
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The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Keywords: animal,animals,mammal,mammals,dingos,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,hist,Gotonysmith,standing,pair,pair of dingos,range,country,countryside,rock,Two Dingos on a rock,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5R5 - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Keywords: International Year of the child,international,year,of,the,child,children,play,playing,on,a,slide,unicef,grass,recreation,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,po,Gotonysmith,todler,todlers,babies,juveniles,kid,kids,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5R8 - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Keywords: stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,Gotonysmith,historic,men in a boat,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5T1 - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Keywords: Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,boat,boats,sea,sand,ocean,seas,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,Gotonysmith,historic,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5T7 - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4241858374 - ''Yes, the past is a strange place...' as someone once said.
As the cypher work got more intense, her sight started to faulter.
Her nemesis www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4002064079/ would never realise her role in his downfall.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC 07092182899',
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Keywords: English,UK,signature,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,image,foreign office,stamp,stamps London,woman,wife,female,ID card,ID,personal,details,information,nationality,history,historic,expired,old,open,face,portrait,portraits,bearer,granny,lady,girl,foreign,office,British Passport,photo,photograph,passport control,immigration
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCR0 - . This location-specific image from Great Britain, UK in 2009 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The frame specifically shows Old lady's expired British subject passport photograph. The surrounding context encompasses postal graphic design, paper communication, community identity, visual archive, commemorative issue, used postage stamp, documentary photography, everyday life, regional identity, changing land use, public realm, philatelic material, historic postage, and postal history. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with collecting, graphic design and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. For later comparison, the photograph preserves lettering, decoration and surface detail at Great Britain, UK, details that may look very different after new construction. The surrounding story also includes before-and-after reference, collectable stamp, postal artefact, social history, local character, postal ephemera, mail history, and contemporary social history. Details involving British, subject, photograph, passport, and expired make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Great Britain, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for collecting and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs without losing the local specificity of Great Britain, UK. Another useful connection is collecting and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication in a form that can be compared with future views of Great Britain, UK. It also preserves evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of Great Britain, UK.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,Africa,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RT1 - . This dated editorial view of Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda in 2015 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. At the centre of the view is Uganda 5c plant flower Condia abyssinica Stamp. Further facets of the scene include regional identity, philatelic collecting, changing land use, contemporary social history, local history, postal graphic design, stamp design, public realm, passenger information, public transport stop, public-transport wayfinding, community identity, place identity, and bus route infrastructure. Today's relevance is strengthened by graphic design, national identity and the continuing question of how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. From a 2025-onward perspective, bus funding and decarbonisation are closely linked to this subject, alongside the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and architectural details around Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda before conservation work alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects collectable stamp, local character, documentary photography, archival record, before-and-after reference, postal history, everyday life, and roadside transit. The recorded references to Condia, abyssinica, plant, flower, and Stamp preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is graphic design and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the specific setting of Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison. The view records period character within the wider story of Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda.
Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Used,and,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,Spring in Correios 1985 15p00 girl woman,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,flowers,in,hair,stamp,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RP3 - Republica Da Guine Bissau Botticelli a Primavera Spring in Correios 1985 15p00 girl woman flowers in hair stamp is a useful documentary subject because it fixes a recognisable place, object or activity in its real setting rather than presenting it as a staged illustration. The Guinea-Bissau stamp reproducing Botticelli's Primavera shows how postage stamps have often carried art, politics and international cultural references far beyond their practical postal role. The subject works for philately, art history, women in art, spring symbolism, printed ephemera, collecting and the way small stamps circulate global images through everyday mail. The location wording gives the subject enough geographic context for local and regional editorial use while avoiding a generic studio feel. Relevant editorial themes include traditional pub, public house, beer culture, real ale, postage stamp, philately, postal history and collectable stamp, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. It would suit newspaper, magazine, web, council, transport, heritage, housing, retail, travel or social-commentary use where a believable, unpolished view of real life is more valuable than a generic illustration.
Republica Da Guine
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Keywords: Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,lett,Gotonysmith,koala bear,philately,philatelist,letter,arboreal,herbivorous,marsupial,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,eucalypt,woodlands,eucalyptus,wood,forest,tree,trees,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5R0 - Postage stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus or, inaccurately, koala bear[a]) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae, and its closest living relatives are the wombats.
The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body
round, fluffy ears
and large, spoon-shaped nose. The koala has a body length of 60“85 cm (24“33 in) and weighs 4“15 kg (9“33 lb).
Pelage colour ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown. Koalas from the northern populations are typically smaller and lighter in colour than their counterparts further south. It is possible that these populations are separate subspecies, but this is disputed.
Canberra , ACT, Australia
